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Apucarana Airport

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Captain João Busse Airport

Aeroporto Capitão João Busse
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorApucarana
SEIL
ServesApucarana
Time zoneBRT (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL800 m / 2,625 ft
Coordinates23°36′44″S 051°23′06″W / 23.61222°S 51.38500°W / -23.61222; -51.38500
Map
APU is located in Paraná
APU
APU
Location in Brazil
APU is located in Brazil
APU
APU
APU (Brazil)
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
10/28 1,400 4,593 Asphalt
Statistics (2011)
Passengers701 Increase 5%
Aircraft Operations430 Decrease 11%
Statistics: SEIL[1][2]
Sources: ANAC,[3] DECEA[4]

Capitão João Busse Airport (IATA: APU, ICAO: SSAP) is the airport serving Apucarana, Brazil. It is named after Captain João Alexandre Busse (1886-1921), the first aviator born in the state of Paraná.[5]

It is operated by the Municipality of Apucarana under the supervision of Aeroportos do Paraná (SEIL).

Airlines and destinations

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No scheduled flights operate at this airport.

Accidents and incidents

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  • 26 January 2007: a Líder Táxi Aéreo Raytheon 400A registration PR-MMS started the takeoff race and shortly after leaving the ground, there was a collision, apparently, with the landing gear, against a cameraman positioned in the center of the runway, who died instantly. The aircraft continued its flight to São Paulo–Congonhas.[6]

Access

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The airport is located 9 km (6 mi) southeast from downtown Apucarana.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Estatística de passageiros" (PDF). SEIL (in Portuguese). March 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Movimentação de aeronaves" (PDF). SEIL (in Portuguese). March 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 22 August 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Capitão João Busse (SSAP)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  5. ^ "João Busse (1886-1921)". EarlyAviators.com. Retrieved September 28, 2010.
  6. ^ "Accident description PR-MMS". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
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